The Assistants
Movies & TV / DVD
Movies/TV › Feature Film Comedy
UPC: 813153010471 / Publisher: Osiris Entertainment, LLC, January 2011
A group of film school graduates have dreams of making it big in the movies, but must pay their dues first as assistants to established professionals in the industry.
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The Hook – It begins as a joke as producer Jack Ryer’s (Chris Conner) friends write fake coverage on a non-existent screenplay entitled Journey’s End and attach the name of reclusive screenwriting legend Harlin W. Keyes (Stacey Keach). But when the press coverage falls into the omnipotent hands of playboy dealmaker Gary Greene (Joe Mantegna) all hell breaks loose!The Scam – For the aspiring and ambitious assistants, it’s a simple plan to use their power to turn the heat up, while carefully maneuvering themselves into a position to get jobs on the project known as Journey’s End. Ben, the affable assistant to trophy wife Sandy Goldman (Jane Seymour) has 72 hours to write the entire screenplay in the style of Harlin W. Keyes but there’s a big problem…a case of severe writer’s block that he’s had for the past three years!A dealmaker looking for respect, a trophy wife desperate not to be forgotten and a famous screenwriter who has disappeared without a trace…all intertwined in a dilemma that only The Assistants can resolve.
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